Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Cape Otway station open

    Locals and tourists will once again be able to climb the Cape Otway lighthouse, with the station reopening this week and essential works continuing across the site.

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  • Council wants trail details

    Colac Otway Shire’s new councillors want to know more about the long-term impacts of a now-scrapped Skenes Creek to Apollo Bay trail.

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  • Health service to speak on staff levels

    Health centre funding cuts will be the topic of discussion in Birregurra tomorrow night.

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  • Push for earlier meetings

    Colac Otway Shire Council will host the earliest monthly meeting compared to neighbouring shires – but a nearby council is also eyeing an earlier timeslot.

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  • Students celebrate end of anxious wait

    Relief washed over Trinity College Year 12 students Amber Cain, Aanlin Cheeran and Ava Tobin when they received their final study scores.

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  • Barwon episodes above state rate

    Rates of seclusion episodes in the Barwon region have reached almost three times the statewide rate, data reveals.

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  • Bunnings bandit at court

    A Colac district man has avoided a criminal conviction for a theft at a Colac store.

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  • Colac meetings now Tuesdays, with two at Apollo Bay

    Lunchtime council meetings will become a regular occurrence for Colac Otway Shire Council in 2025, following a decision to change when the group meets.

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